Brett Brown has a history with the Simmons family, having coached Ben's father, David Simmons, for four years in Australia, beginning in 1989.

Brown was coaching David when Ben was born and has maintained a relationship with the family.

Brown mentioned several top prospects by name when posed with questions but referred to Simmons as "him."

"Think of just, and we've talked about, the unusual circumstance to end up where I have personally ended up with the history that I've had with the family and the coaches that have coached him," Brown said of Simmons. "I know very, very closely the people that have worked with him across the board. That's just one of the benefits of living in the country and 20 minutes from where he grew up, for 17 years. I get hit all over the place, just like I would with Brandon, just like I would with Kris Dunn or Buddy Hield. I'm not young anymore so I have friends all over the world who coach and have high opinions of different people and I listen to them. I enjoy the conversation. I like taking that stuff in."